From October through December, 2021, I traveled from Palermo, Sicily — the city of my paternal grandfather — to Treviso, Veneto: the origin region of my maternal grandfather.
Read MoreIt’s taken me a while to write Part 4, mostly because in telling this story in four parts, I’ve come to believe that Part 4 should signify something conclusive.
Read MoreMarineo is the kind of place the world forgets. Hidden in the mountains, the village sinks between granite while a dainty cross stretches from the town’s peak like an inverted charm on a necklace.
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